e knew the patrol schedules of th

h the window she had escaped from the night before-the curtains were gone, but the window was

t had been tossed. Drawers wer

floorboard in the back, the small metal b

passports and bi

the bedroom

ying slightly. He held a bottle of whiskey in one hand. A banda

"I knew the rat would c

st the wall. "These are

ay," Javen snarled. He dropped the bottle.

nged

He slammed her head back against the

ying into her face. "Are you screwin

d but didn't let go. His thumbs dug into h

l Griffin," he wh

overwhelming, su

g for a weapon. Her fingers br

he Year" trophy. A heavy, bronze ea

pped th

ural cry, s

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nd was a sickening crunch of bone. He screamed, a raw, animal sound, his gri

ool dark and fas

She dropped the trophy. It landed

chest rose shallowly. Not dead. Bu

" she wh

his body. She gra

e

printed down the stairs, past the star

burned, until she was bl

re, instantly revealing her location to Alfonse. She was a fugitive now, and she couldn't be sure if he saw

gal shield that even the

ed, the trust unlocked. She could hire

nse had

er contacts. Harper Le

ed. "I... I think I killed him. No, I brok

ed. "Where are you? I